The Sun. — London, England, 1818-01-03 00:00:00

WINDSOR, JAW. 1. This being New Year's Day, her MAJESTY re ceived the congratulations of several branches of the Royal Family and others at the Castle, 'who _ arrived on a visit to her Majesty and the Vrin eesses, amongst whom were the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of York, and the Duke of Clarence. This afternoon,. the Duke of Clarence returned to Bushy Park. Arrived also at the Castle, 11Ir1 Wynne, and Lady Charlotte Belayse Wynne. _ . The Third 11.giment of Foot Guards bad a Field-day in Windsor Great Park. They are to be reviewed to-morrow, by their Commander, the Doke of Gloucester. This evening the Queen bad a select party of the neighbouring Nobility at the Castle, to cele brate the commencement of the New Year. ANOTHER LETTER, DATED JAN. 2.--TiliS morn ing the Queen and Princess Elizabeth took an airing to Frogniorel_ The Duchess of York left the Castle for Oat lands, this day. Generals Taylor and Debude are gone to Oat lands on a visit to the Duchess of York. The Duke of Gloucester, after reviewing the 3d Regimeut of Foot Guards, will dine with. the Officers at tkeir Mess-room. THE THEATRE. The New Tragedy of Retribution, which does to much credit to the youthful Author, and which rimy be considered as . tke offspring of real drama rid Genius, was repeated last night at Covent- Garden Theatre, and promises to be as successful as most modern works of the same description. Some of those superabundant passages, the effect of which it is impossible to know previous to re presentation, were removed, anti the more condens ed state of the hide rendered it more operative. W e ought to have commended the Author yes terday for the skill whi c h h e h as s h ewn in a d a p t _ lug his language to the figurative style of (lie East, and principally in that country where he has placed the scene of action. The piece was again most admirably sustained by the chief Performers.— Indeed - , as they seemed to be better settled in their respective characters, - they acted wiih more effect upon the audience, who displayed a liberal and strenuous applause. A ludicrous incident occurred while EGF RTON was announcing the performances for this evening. The drop-scene . _Was dran up unexpectedly, and .piesented a motley group, in theatrical and other attire, whose efforts to retreat, teller-skelter, gave the audience at) iniertude not promised in the .play-bills. REGIS'FER OF FASHION. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Lord Beanelx►mp, from a tour on the Continent, ►►t his house in fall-mall; Sir George Talbot, Bait. at his house, in New fiurlington-street, from Brighton ; Hon. Sir A. Paget, K. 8., at Uxbridge House, from Romsey, Hants Mrs. Btaauw, from Brighton, at her house, in Queen Ann street; Captain and Mrs. C. Molloy, from Brighton, to Queen Ann-street. 34111 ARRIVALS, JAN. 2.—Lord Ma, Sir John Boyd, Sir C. 131tust, Sir W. Bralearon, Sir - Hastings, Sir Alex. and lady flood, General Eden, General and Mrs. Michell and fa tniTY, Colonel Dixon, Colonel Macirone, Colonel PhippS, Ma c, Bourne, Major A. Campbell, Major Ditcher, Major C. Stewart a Major Thiorne, Captain Aderley, Captain A'Court, Captain Byers, Captain Berkeley, Captain Davis, Captain Dicken, Captain Gibbes, Captain and Mrs. Manning, Captain Morgan, Captain Pickard, Captain Pilgrim, Captain Yates, Lieutenant Nicholson. The Duke and Duchess of MARLBOROUGH have teen entertaining a larg e party at Blenheim dor-. ing the Christmas ho lidays, consisting of the F.'irt and Countess of Jersey, Lord Charles Spencer, Air. and Lady Ameli a Boyce, Sir Henry, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Dashmood, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Trefusis, Mr. Agar, and several other friends ; and on Sa turday last many of the neighbouring families were invited to a splendid. repast given in honour GE the. birth-day of the Marquis of Blandford.— The evening was concluded by a brilliant concert, in which his Grace and his amiable and accom plished daughter bore a distinguished part. Mr. Schram, from London, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Jack ion, and several other performers from Oxford, were engaged for the occasion, and the whole en tertainment did honour to the taste of the Noble 'Donor. On New Year's Day his Grace the Duke of MARLBOROUGH distributed the usual quantity of Ineed'and beef to upwards of 4000 poor per sons in the vicinity of Blenheim. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE, when in Russia, paid great attention to the mineral productions of than empire, and became the purchaser of select specimens.. that the oldest collecter might covet, amongst which are groupes of topazes, and :one detached, near tour incites in diameter ; aqua ma tines of great variety, &c. On the road, his Grace freqoently got out of his carriage to pick up interesting rock specimens, and to observe the geology of the country. This is a good and me, ritorious trait in the character of a young Noble ft :an who possesses such immense treasures in Dtrhysiiire, Yorkshire, ireland,.&c. The grand presents of malachite - ornagieuts are superior to any thing that have before been seen in this country. The extraordinary admiration of the Public for ihe Poetry of Lord fivaos; cannot be more strongly exemplified than by staring that four th ousan d cop i,, s of his unpublished toortio and List (into of Childe Harold Gave been already bespoken ! Mr. Witkts, the celebrated Scotch Artist, has hue!) , made a ildintiug of his no less celebrated crtil w WALTER SCOTT, his trite, and fa rhdy,noluding C.tpioin FaitoOsoN, nn Old Pea-. Greyliolont—The picture has nothing at the li:,e poeticAl tout which Mr. RAE BURN has giten so ail . -4-nirably in his picture of Mr. SCOTT ; but it ig few pictures have been seen, which Place the individual in nis every day feelings, so completely before the spectator—as this painting of Wt.L.Ktg's. POETRY. GUILT DE FACTO-NOT DE JURE. I love thee FREEDOM with as warm a zeal r, • As Patriots e'er have felt, or e'er will feel ; Clos'e to my heart—within its utmost core Thou haat a place—l love thee—nay, adore; But with a fervor to the full as great • The Monster who usurps thy Name, I hate ; Who, whilst her cry is universal good •Thn fienzied Nation's deluges with blood ; And with her witching sounds of Equal Rig - las, The germ and root of social union blights. , Awhile the Fiend (in France she had her birth) Trod under foot the desolated Earth ; And Europe's Sons, like Indian zealots, rush'd Beneath her car, contending to be crush'd ; Till Time and Truth the veil at last witlulrew, And gave her dread deformity to view : Then starting at her lineaments of hell, Men, horror-struck, broke each deceiving spell ; Whilst ANARCHY •(for she it was) sunk down Ahash'd and paraliz'd by Tatritt's stern frown. Truth soon retiring, Despotism arose, And brought a change, nut cure, of former woes ; Cast o'er the heedless crowds his galling chain, And aim'd, thro' them, at universal reign. But when all seem'd his own—Heaven's vengeful frost, Death and discomfiture, pursued his host : Leipzig's proud field, 'France ravag'd, Paris won, Proclaius'd the Monster past reprieve undone ; And now when Furope, breathing from the shock, Has fiat the Caitiff on his Prison Rock ; Now Anarchy begins to stir again, And votaries finds amongst deluded men. Her greatiHigh Priests, Rousseau, TOM PAYNE, VOLTAIRE, Holm TooxE, hare ceas'd to breathe the vital air ; Sir FRANCIS holds his tongue, and prates no more; , COBBETT, -fled hence, defiles another shore ; Yet still the gloomy Northern Prophets croak, Rant, snarl, pervert, and sometimes strive to joke; Still, Haberdashers aiming to he wits, Pour forth their nonsense to admiring Cits ; Still H.—, the Demagogue, his venom bawls ; Still H---, the Journalist, to Faction calls; Still silly B—st at Ministers declaims, B —M, who then praises most, when most he blames; . Whilst preaching mischief in blaspheming tone, The place of CoesErr is supplied by Hose, . Who not content with common scandal dares To twist and parody our very prayers ; Pervert the wisdom sent us (rims above, That men may glow with piety and love, To fill their hearts with jealousies and hate, And break the bonds which now unite the State. The Mats has dar'd—oh sacrilege abhorr'd, To mock the Prayer bequeath'd us by our Lord ; Poisoning instruction at the fountain-head, Has dar'd his venom'd influence to shed upon the Cathechism—to sow the seed • Of Unbelief and Danger in the Creed, To make the Litany, that supplication Of Faith and Love, a mark for profaLation ; The man has deed to scoff at the Divinity, By sneer and Kanter pointed at the Trinity, Where Athenasius shews those mysteries, clear As heavenly mysteries can to mats appear. Yet these effusions of his impious gall, He names his Squibs, and thus excuses all. " Have not too others done the same ? then say u Why should not I blaspheme as well as they ?" " Why should not I" vain impotent Pretence ! Alike Truth outraging and common sense ! The Thieves have rohb'd unhang'd—shall Thieves have hope- Whene'er convicted to escape the rope ? " True—but then HONE was not convicted,"—Nos— " A Jury found Nat Guilty"—even And !with reverence bow to their Decree: 'Tis Jury-trial makes and keeps us free ; Lung may our Juries flourish! very long Protect the weak, and keep in check the strong ! At Verdicts of not guilty, all rejoice For Guilt gives pain, and sweet is Mercy's voice. But eves then Not Guilty will not end The numerous ills to which 'such Writings tend ; Their Verdict will nut stop alas ! the spread Of low-pric'd Poisons, tainting Heart and Head; The lowest Orders,-to their Danger blind, Will buy and fix Contagion on their mind. They had been wont to seek the Church—and there Oa bended knees repeat each holy Prayer; But now with these vile printed nostrums fraught, Adieu to Reverence or in Deed or Thought. All will the Churches shun, or to them bring Hearts tnrn'd from God, their Country, and their King ; Or shock the pious with their Laughter loud ; Such Laughter as in Court conruls'd the Crowd, And, notwithstanding Judire subacto , If not de Jore, proved the Guilt de Facto. Facts are call'd stubborn Things—yet,' as 'tis fit Juries can make e'en Facts and Law submit. • Long by good use of suet' restraining Powet May Britain stand till Nature's final hour ! Though follow'd nor by mob, and city-greetings, Congratulation and Subscription-meetings ; Though cause of triumph to designing men, Though and have rous'd again; Though prayers way now he parodied by all ; Though WAITHMANt tot, IllaY give Dame HONE a shawl— Shawl from his own, whilst he in other shops For Masters HONE may purchase humming tops, That they in party-wranglingq yet to come • May like their tops and like their father Hum; Though a late verdict has prepar'd the way To all these ills and more—yetwill I say— May Juries ever flourish in our land, Guarding our Freedom as the rocks her strand. a The Author must hare written his Poem before the late Meeting on HONE'S Triumph, when the patriotic Baronet used his tongue with as much decency and moderation as heretofore. • t As this very handsotne present of the humming tops and the shawl (a reel ! !) was not noticed in the Subscrip tion List, it i* the more necessary to record it here, lest pos. teriti shonld measure the nsunificence of the worthy ('hair man and Treasurer, by the ten pound there entered : —No, no—give the Devil Isis due. MINERALOGY. We always feel great pleasure in giving an. ex .tended circulation to Acts of private muni,ficence and liberality, as they cannot fail to havea .bene ficial effect; and to prove interesting to our Readers. Indeed they may influence others, who have the opportunities and the means, to enrich, by their donations, the Public Repositories of tke Works of learned and scientific men. With few exception's, the Libraries and Museums of our Universities and Public Schools are not so .exten sive as might liave been expected from their re mote establishment, and the means - possessed by the members of them; but as a more liberal and enlightened spirit is awakened, there .is little . doubt but that in another half century Great Bri tain will probably possess .the most choice and extensive collection of books, missals, mann scripts, paintings, minerals, awl other specimens of Nature and Art, in all their various branches, than any other country. - Many years ago, COLONEL Nate, well known to the Public by his Mineralogical Methoirs in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, visited Greece and the Greek Islands, with the view of studying their antiquities and natural his tory. He brought with him, from these classical regions, a valuable collection - of minerals and mountain rocks, all of which he has patriotically presented to The University of Edinburgh,- This interesting donation was accompanied • w;t11- a magnificently-printed geolOgical description of Geeeee, and engravings of Grecian scenery, exe ctitetfin'the highest style by an excellent artist, after the sketches of-the Colonel. Since COLONEL lmai.E.'s time many of our countrymen have tra versed these delightfol countries ; among them, Mr. JOHN FOSTER, Junior, and Mr. COCKERELL , who we trust 'will soon give to the world the re sults of their researches, which,_ from their talents and .general acquirements, and the length of time they resided in Greece and Asii, and the valuable discoveries of antiquities they are known to have made, even under circumstances not always the most encouraging, are anxiously looked for by the lovers of the fine arts, and the literary and scientific world. • MARKS OF DISAPPROBATION. A CURIOUS FACT RELATED BY A GENTLBMAN WHO WAS PRESENT, AND .W HOSE VERACITY IS UN.. DOUBTED. The following whimsical circumstance occurred a short time ago at a private Theatre which had been fitted up over a stable. The play was " The Iron. Chest." During one of Sir Edward Morti mer's most serious soliloquies, a loud hiss was heard; the indignant Sir Edward came forward and addressed the audience, offering to resign the part if they considered lie did not do it justice. cries of " No, no, no !"—go on !" &c. &c. became general. He resumed ; but had not spoken halt a dozen words before a louder hiss struck his ear ; he would have challenged the insulting author, had not a Gentleman called out It is the hastier cleaning the horses below ;" which really was the case; 'the furbisher of 'quadrupeds rubbed and hissed away without a thought that he was wounding the feelings of the worthy • Baronet - in he hayloft. The celebrate(' Chemist BERZELLUI has been raised to the Rank of Nobility by the King of SwapEN, -(1n account of his great talents as a chemical philosopher. We trust his Majesty, on conferring this dignity on the learned Professor, also pr.csented him with an income sufficient to maintain it. THE SERPENTINE RIVER.—On Thursday the ice was excellent in the centre, at the west end of the river ; and onit, about 3 oclock, were many superior skaters. The water still presented the same singular appearance as it did on the preceding day—one half being still free from ice. It issaid,.that all the ice-wells in the metropolis were, previously to the late frost, completely empty,a circumstance which createdgreat anxiety. Every (lay some accident has occurred from the folly and overity of the skaters. On Tuesday a young man was drowned ; and on Thursday another fell in in consequence of unskilfulness in the management of his skates ; the ice broke front a heavy fall , where it was not sufficiently strong to hear 'the concussion : nothing see ions, howevir, occurred. On the north hank there were many carriages ; and on the south side, nu- . merous parties of ladies. There were also pre sent-some Frenchwomen in full Parisian costume. STEEPLE CHASR.—A match for 100 guineas a side was rode ,on Tuesday by Mr. Melprop, of Yeovil, Herts, and Mr. Arnold,.of Stamford-hill. The parties started from Coleshill hut, about six miles from Watford, to go across the country to a hOuse*Of Mr . . Arnold's, four miles from Vade's Mill, Herts. The distance, as a crow would fly, to uses Sportsman's phrase, is computed to be 26 miles.' Notwithitanding the hai.y,fog...,y weather, Mr. Arnold did his gronnd in one hour and 52 minntes, having swam his hotly* dimwit a river to cover,,his-ground. Mv. Mel Prop arrived within the two hours, having been thrown out by the river.: It is considered a masterviece of perform-. ance.of the sort, as neither ever touchiest on a ;oad, but. to cross it. Some. daring leaps were made without accident. BURGI.ARY,-"On Thursday night, the premises of Mr. HOLKMAN, brewer, Maze-pond, South wark, were entered by some thieves at the office window, the shutters of which they forced open with a large iron crow. They carried off a double lArometer . and thermometer, a large pier glass, and other property. RPBBRRY OF A BARN.—On Wednesday night last some thieves broke open the barn of WILLIOI H(*LRTT,Esq.ot Shoreham, its Kent, and carried utia large quantity of wheat, barley, and oats (sup posed in a cart), to a very considerable 'amount; and also a number of sacks. The Farningham Association have offered a reward of ten gtiineas for the, apprehension of the offenders. The Holyhead mail which left London on Mon day last, contained some boxes of gold coin, amounting to abOut WOOL each ; upon opening the seat depository in the inside, at Coventry, one of them was ascertained to be missing, though secured by a patent lock. It is supposed to have been stolen by an inside passenger, who remained in the coach by himself during the'ssipper time at Itedburn.—(Birmingham.pronirle) UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAN. 2.—The Rev. Joseph Hodgkin son, B.A. and one of the Senior Fellows of liemse nose College, was lately presented, by the Prin cipl and Fellows of that College, to the Rectory of Dodcote, Yesterday se'nnight, the Rev. Herbert Oake• ley, of Oriel College, in this University, and of Oakeley, in the county of Salop, iNt.A, was insti tuted, by the Lord Bishop of Worcester, to the Stall in Worcester cathedral, vacated hy- the re signation-of the Rcv. Dr. 3enkinson. PteFEtta,ED. 7 ---The Rev. Q. Ronson to the Living of East Batkwith, Lincolnshire ; patron, G. R. Heneage, Esq ---The Rev,. L. Thor-oton to the Li vino •of Col wick •- and West Bridgefoid, near Nottingham.-=J he .Rev. O. M. A. to the Rectory of Plymtree, Devon ; patron, the Rev. E. Cople,ton, D. D —The' Brockle bank, BD. Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Ely, to hold by diipeosation 010 7 )c:it-age of lielbourn, with the Rectory of _Tay.ershant, both in . Cain.. bridgeshire. _ Lately a Di - speusation passed the Great Seal to enable the Rev. J nomAs Boys, D. D. to hoht the Rectory of Radcliye, Biicks, together with the Rectory of Stratton, in the county of Gloucester, to which he was presented by Thomas Master, E.g. of the Abbey; Cirencester. The Rev. Bann Kennedy, Second Master of King Edward's Grammar School, B'rusingham, has been licenced, by.the Lord Bishop of the dio cese, to succeed the Rev. William Toy Young, deceased, as Ministet of St. Paul's Chapel, in that .i3y the death of the Rev. Dr. Henry Jenkin, who died I,st - week, in the 861 h year of his age, the Rectory of Wonton, near Dorking, in Surrey, and a Prebendary Stall in ‘Vinclie*ter Cathedral, become vacant. Yesterday the Rev. Dixon Haste, clerk, was instituted to the Rectory of Flopton, it► the county of Suffolk, on the presentation of his most gra- Cioos Maleity . King GeOlge tl►e Third, LONDON MARKETS. COTTON,—The transactions in Cotton are not extensive, and the market has become rather heavy on account of reported considerable arrivals, par ticularly at Liverpool. The purchases tor the week .up to yesterday have been considerable. Soo/tic—The business done in Sugar this week has been extensive.. The strong samples for re fining lave been in the greatest request, and ere about two shillings higher. The fine qualities are getting scarce. ' The low b,own Musco vadoes are in plentiful supply, and are to be purchased at nearly the former prices. In the Refined market. there has been much brisk ness, particularly for Lumps, which are 2s. lighter. There is also more disposition amongst the ship pers to purchase for the Spring drinand,,,but the refiners appear unwilling to contract, as they an ticipate higher prices. COFFEE —There have been no public sales of Coffee, but the demand by private contract has greatly imprott.o4,-4he request has been chiefly for-Foreign Coffeet . ,,arbielt are full 2s. higher. OILS.--There is little variation in Greenland Oil.—Sperm is can'sideral , ily higher, and getting scarce.—Seal Oil is t.dvancing. In other descrip tions there is no alteration. RICK.--'There is more demand for Rire. The sale yesierday, which consisted of 1,800 bags East India, went off wilt considerable briskness. Thr . first part ordinary finality, and bad colour, 20s. bd. and 215.; the remainder, good colour, 245. and 245. 6d. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-The prices of Rum are nearly nominal, on account of the few transactions, and the holders continue anxious so effect sales.—Brandies are 2d. to 3d. per gal lon lower, and heavy at the Geneva there is no alteration. TALLOW, HEMP, AND FLAX.—The market 'for Foreign Tallow is rather heavy; the Town Tal low was yesterday quoted 795. 6d. which is 6d, lower than► last week.—hemp was in brisk demand yesterday, and the prices are again higher.—Flat is also in good request. HOP INTELLIGENCE,. The nneour of Pockets of Hops weighed in Worcester Hop-market, from December 25, !SIG, to December 25, 1817, was as follows ;—Qld, 859—New, 671.—50 small a quantity weigheol within a year is almost unprecedented : in 1811. nearly 25,000 pockets were weighed : at the end of that year the average price was 61. per cwt. at this time the average is •not less than 301. At this time, when hops have attained so high a price, and varion: substitutes are introduced into private families, it is curious to learn from the annals of Shrewsbury, that in 1519 the brewers 'ere iir:lered by the Corporation of that town ". _not to use that wicked and perniciOus weed, hops, in their brewings, under a penalty of . 6s. Bd." • On Wednesday seinnight, at a Court of Mayor ally, ALD. RIG - ay wisTresented with the piece of plate which has latelybetti voted to him, in com memoration of the birth of his four children. It was a vary singular VVent that gave rise to this pre sentation ; rce are not howevpinclined to_ suffer it to pass over with the recordist the solitary fact, be cause we happen to knepyTthat, in the discussion which arose relative to tji,e donation, there 'was scarcely a meniber .of o jtoe two bodies who did not either fully'aCquiescc in or take occasion to express a very high an 4 flattering sense of Dr. Rigby's vety important services to the city, both in his medical capacity and by his publications. Perhaps there is no individual amongst us to %Oran long life, superior intellect, and never ceas ing active goodness of heart, have enabled to perfoim so touch for the benefit of the communi ty ; and we should have omitted a very grateful part of our duty, could we have been' content with the comniott course of relating such an inci dent. The plate was a silver bread basket, 'ivith the names of the children, and the arms of the,fa mily richly emblazoned on the biotc hl. It was furnished by Messrs. Dunham and Yall'op.--(Noi . . tvidi Mercury, Jun. 2;)